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To refer which of the planets is which

its like why do you have a name

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What are the Greek names for the planets in our solar system?

The Greek names for the planets in our solar system are: Mercury - Hermes Venus - Aphrodite Earth - Gaia Mars - Ares Jupiter - Zeus Saturn - Cronus Uranus - Ouranos Neptune - Poseidon These names come from Greek mythology, where each planet is associated with a corresponding deity.


How do you memorize the Greek gods and goddesses?

with some weird names like zeus=jupiter with some planets


The only planet whose english name does not derive from greek mythology?

All the planets names are from Roman mythology, not Greek.


What was the Roman goddess named?

It is not easy to know what goddess you mean. Let's say you mean the goddess of love. In Greece she was Aphrodite, in Rome she was Venus. When the planets in our solar system got their names all the names were taken from Roman gods. Like Venus.


What are the contribution of Greek mythology?

Greek mythology explained everyday things (like the sun, the seasons, the stars) to the Greeks, and today they still have an influence. For example, some people say that the movie Finding Nemo is like an Odyssey of some sort. The words apollonian and dionysian came from Apollo and Dionysus. Odyssey came from Odysseus. Herculean came from Heracles (Hercules). Many of the Greek gods' Roman names became the names of the planets. The names Minerva and Diana are common girls' names. The word June, for the month of June, came from Juno. The word cereal came from Ceres. The word volcanoo came from Vulcan.